Suspect named in Charlie Kirk’s killing, sources confirm
The person accused of fatally shooting right-wing campaigner Charlie Kirk is 22-year-old Utah resident Tyler Robinson, according to five law enforcement officials briefed on the matter, NBC News reported.
Authorities released surveillance video of the suspected gunman on Thursday, in addition to images showing the suspect walking to and from Utah Valley University, where Kirk was shot and killed on Wednesday.
One of Robinson's family members turned him in to police after seeing the images, according to two senior law enforcement officials.
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released images on Sept. 11, 2025, showing a person of interest in the investigation into the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk that occurred on Sept. 10, 2025, at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah.
US President Donald Trump, who announced Kirk’s death on Wednesday, was again the first to share that the suspect in Kirk's killing was in custody on Friday morning.
"I think, with a high degree of certainty, we have him — in custody ... everyone did a great job, we worked with the local police, the governor, everybody did a great job,” he said in an interview on Fox News. Trump suggested that the suspect's father turned him in to authorities.
"Somebody that's close recognizes even a little tilt of the head, which nobody else would do," Trump said. "And somebody that was very close to him said, 'hm, that's him,' and essentially went to the father, went to a U.S. Marshal."
"And the father convinced the son, 'this is it,'" Trump added.
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Video released by authorities Thursday captured the person they described as the shooter running across a building's roof and descending onto a grassy area below. The person can then be seen walking past a parking lot toward a busy road.
Further images released show what appears to be a young, thin man wearing a black long-sleeved T-shirt with an American flag on it, black sunglasses, an Adidas hat, jeans, and Converse sneakers.
The FBI was analyzing a weapon described as a high-powered bolt-action rifle that was recovered in a wooded area where the shooter is believed to have fled, according to the public safety department. Investigators were also examining trace evidence collected from the rooftop; a palm print, a forearm imprint, and a shoe impression, the FBI said.
